Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket

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The Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket was a widely used mid-19th-century British muzzle-loading firearm, renowned for its accuracy and extensive service in conflicts such as the Crimean War and the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military small arm ⓘ
muzzle-loading firearm ⓘ
rifle-musket ⓘ
action muzzle-loading ⓘ
ammunition .577 Enfield paper cartridge ⓘ
Minié-type conical bullet ⓘ
associatedEvent cartridge controversy in Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 39 inches ⓘ
bayonetMount socket bayonet lug ⓘ
caliber .577 inch ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ⓘ
effectiveRange about 600 yards ⓘ
ignitionSystem percussion cap ⓘ
introduced 1853 ⓘ
manufacturedAt Birmingham gun trade ⓘ
London gun trade ⓘ
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ⓘ
material brass furniture ⓘ
steel barrel ⓘ
maximumRange about 1,250 yards ⓘ
muzzleVelocity approximately 850 feet per second ⓘ
notableFeature high accuracy for its time ⓘ
one of the most common imported arms of the American Civil War ⓘ
standard British infantry arm during Crimean War ⓘ
widely exported internationally ⓘ
overallLength approximately 55 inches ⓘ
rateOfFire about 3 rounds per minute ⓘ
replacedBy Snider–Enfield rifle ⓘ
rifling 3-groove rifling ⓘ
serviceEnd late 1860s in British front-line service ⓘ
serviceEntry 1853 ⓘ
sightGraduation graduated to 900 or 1,000 yards depending on pattern ⓘ
sights iron sights ⓘ
sightType ladder rear sight ⓘ
standardBayonet Pattern 1853 socket bayonet ⓘ
stockMaterial walnut wood ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
British Empire forces ⓘ
Confederate States Army ⓘ
East India Company forces ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
colonial militias ⓘ
usedInConflict American Civil War ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ
Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
New Zealand Wars ⓘ
Taiping Rebellion ⓘ
weight approximately 9 pounds ⓘ

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Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield → notableProduct → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Barrackpore incident of 1857 → weaponInvolved → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
RSAF Enfield → designed → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
RSAF Enfield → manufactured → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Snider–Enfield rifle → follows → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Snider–Enfield rifle → precededBy → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Snider–Enfield rifle → conversionOf → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Snider–Enfield rifle → replaced → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket as standard British service rifle ⓘ
linked to: Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
Pattern 1853 socket bayonet → usedWith → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Pattern 1853 socket bayonet → designedFor → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Pattern 1853 socket bayonet → associatedWith → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Whitworth rifle → comparedTo → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ
Baker rifle → replacedBy → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ